Microcotyle aigoi, body and clamp (left); the other species (right) is Microcotyle mouwoi
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Monogenea
Order:
Mazocraeidea
Family:
Microcotylidae
Genus:
Microcotyle
Species:
M. aigoi
Binomial name
Microcotyle aigoi
Ishii & Sawada, 1937
Microcotyle aigoi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.[1][2]
^石井信太郎・澤田利貞 (1937). 外部寄生性吸蟲類ノ研究. 日本寄生虫学会記事 9: 93-97. (Ishii, N. and Sawada, T. (1937). [Studies on the ectoparasitic trematodes]. Nihon Kiseichū Gakkai Kiji 9: 3-97. [In Japanese])
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Microcotyleaigoi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae. Microcotyleaigoi is 2-3...
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